Well something is happening.
Applied 10th October 2019
309 and 100 Granted 14th October 2020
No RFI or contact apart from the 12 month email. I am British and the wife is obviously Australian! We have been married for 19 years with two adult children (both dual national)
I was not expecting this to come though so quickly to be honest and was resigned to waiting another 6 months at least. I don't know if it made a difference but we are farmers by profession and are looking to buy a farm over there, all of which we covered in the application. Maybe with the news about onshore and regional applications being prioritised this made a difference.
Can't quite believe it arrived, feels like a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulders. Good luck to everyone else waiting it is not easy I know. Keep posting things as it really helped us during our wait.